Steinberg's 7 Types of Love

Question 1

type of love where the intimacy or liking component is present, but feelings of passion or commitment in the romantic sense are missing

Answer 1

friendship

Question 2

• characterized by feelings of lust and physical passion without liking or commitment
• there has not been enough time for a deeper sense of intimacy, romantic love, or consummate love to develop

Answer 2

infatuation

Question 3

characterized by commitment without passion or intimacy

Answer 3

empty love

Question 4

• bonds people emotionally through intimacy and physical passion
• partners have deep conversations that help them know intimate details about each other
• they enjoy sexual passion and affection
• couples may be at the point where long-term commitment and future plans are still undecided

Answer 4

romantic love

Question 5

• intimate but non-passionate
• stronger than friendship but there is minimal or no sexual desire

Answer 5

companionate love

Question 6

• commitment and passion are present while intimacy or liking is absent
• whirlwind courtship in which passion motivates a commitment without the stabilizing influence of intimacy

Answer 6

fatuous love

Question 7

• made up of all three components (intimacy, passion, and commitment) and is the total form of love
• an ideal relationship
• couples cannot imagine themselves with anyone else; cannot see themselves truly happy without their partners; manage to overcome differences and face stressors together

Answer 7

consummate love